1948–51 Nordic Football Championship

The 1948–51 Nordic Football Championship was the fifth Nordic Football Championship staged. Four Nordic countries participated: Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. Sweden won the tournament, its third Nordic Championship win. The tournament was arranged by the Danish Football Association and the trophy was named DBU's Vase.

The tournament had three occasions of a team playing two games on the same day, including two times for Sweden and one time for Denmark.

Results

1948

June 12, 1948
Denmark  1–2[1]  Norway
Jensen 24' Sørdahl 37', 50'
Idrætsparken, Copenhagen
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Dahlner (Sweden)

June 15, 1948
Finland  0–3[2]  Denmark
J. Hansen 11' (p)
Christiansen 56'
Lyngsaa 88'
Olympic Stadium, Helsinki
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Eklind (Sweden)

September 5, 1948
Norway  2–0[3]  Finland

September 19, 1948
Finland  2–2[3]  Sweden

September 19, 1948
Norway  3–5[3]  Sweden

October 10, 1948
Sweden  1–0[4]  Denmark
Liedholm 20'
Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm
Attendance: 37,801
Referee: Reader (England)

1949

June 8, 1949
Finland  1–1[3]  Norway

September 11, 1949
Norway  0–2[5]  Denmark
Reckendorff 28'
J.P. Hansen 84'
Ullevaal, Oslo
Attendance: 38,085
Referee: Wolf (Finland)

September 11, 1949
Denmark  0–2[6]  Finland
Asikainen 14'
Rytkönen 25'
Idrætsparken, Copenhagen
Attendance: 25,700
Referee: Dahlner (Sweden)

October 2, 1949
Sweden  8–1[3]  Finland

October 2, 1949
Sweden  3–3[3]  Norway

October 23, 1949
Denmark  3–2[7]  Sweden
C. Petersen 62'
J.W. Hansen 65'
E. Hansen 85' (p) 		Jeppson 27'
Mellberg 79'
Idrætsparken, Copenhagen
Attendance: 25,700
Referee: Dahlner (Sweden)

1950

June 22, 1950
Denmark  4–0[8]  Norway
P.E. Petersen 21'
E. Hansen 38'
J.P. Hansen 48'
Jensen 58'
Idrætsparken, Copenhagen
Attendance: 35,500
Referee: Sjöberg (Sweden)

August 27, 1950
Finland  1–2[9]  Denmark
Asikainen 72' P.E. Petersen 20'
Seebach 73'
Olympic Stadium, Helsinki
Attendance: 20,062
Referee: Narvestad (Norway)

September 10, 1950
Norway  4–1[3]  Finland

September 24, 1950
Finland  0–1[3]  Sweden

September 24, 1950
Norway  1–3[3]  Sweden

October 15, 1950
Sweden  4–0[10]  Denmark
Granqvist 29'
Jönsson 30'
Bengtsson 38'
Ek 40'
Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Pedersen (Norway)

1951

August 16, 1951
Finland  1–1[3]  Norway

September 2, 1951
Sweden  3–2[3]  Finland

September 16, 1951
Norway  2–0[11]  Denmark
Thoresen 26'
Jørgensen (og) 40'
Ullevaal, Oslo
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Nilsson (Sweden)

September 30, 1951
Denmark  1–0[12]  Finland
Staalgaard 39'
Idrætsparken, Copenhagen
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Eklind (Sweden)

September 30, 1951
Sweden  3–4[3]  Norway

October 21, 1951
Denmark  3–1[13]  Sweden
Rasmussen 25'
Lundberg 34'
Staalgaard 35' 		Jönsson 72'
Idrætsparken, Copenhagen
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Pedersen (Norway)

Table

The table is compiled by awarding two points for a victory, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Sweden 1272336–22+1416
2 Denmark 1270519–15+414
3 Norway 1253423–24-113
4 Finland 1213811–28-175

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Danmark - Norge 1 - 2" (in Danish). DBU. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  2. ↑ "Danmark - Finland 3 - 0" (in Danish). DBU. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.10 3.11 Aarhus, Lars; Elbech, Søren & Pietarinen, Heikki (1998-03-27). "Nordic Championships 1948-51". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-02-03.
  4. ↑ "Danmark - Sverige 0 - 1" (in Danish). DBU. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  5. ↑ "Danmark - Norge 2 - 0" (in Danish). DBU. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  6. ↑ "Danmark - Finland 0 - 2" (in Danish). DBU. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  7. ↑ "Danmark - Sverige 3 - 2" (in Danish). DBU. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  8. ↑ "Danmark - Norge 4 - 0" (in Danish). DBU. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  9. ↑ "Danmark - Finland 2 - 1" (in Danish). DBU. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  10. ↑ "Danmark - Sverige 0 - 4" (in Danish). DBU. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  11. ↑ "Danmark - Norge 0 - 2" (in Danish). DBU. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  12. ↑ "Danmark - Finland 1 - 0" (in Danish). DBU. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  13. ↑ "Danmark - Sverige 3 - 1" (in Danish). DBU. Retrieved 2010-02-20.

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